Marc, you make it look easy to produce, get the okay to film, edit, and then make a mini movie, but it's very hard to do, as every company wants to keep their secrets. Just getting them to show you the entire process is a great treat for us. Always amazed at what we learn and your videos are simply the best. Thank you.
When we see the tremendous amount of work, expertise, passion, skill and so on, we can finally understand why the price of these machines is so high. The process is so time-consuming and requires very specialized workers, besides the limited production, all adds to make the price even steeper. When we imagine that the final product of such collective effort is concentrated on your wrist, that's when we start to realize all the value of such beautiful jewel, a Patek Philippe watch. Thank you, Marc, for this wonderful journey.
Wow! I have increased respect for Patek Philippe due to your report. I was also struck by the industrial appearance of their workshops. Thanks so much for such exemplary content.
Fucking hell. You´re the only channel in RU-vid to bring out content like this. Love it. Very interesting to see how they finish the watches. As a watchmaker i learned a bit here and there from them. Thank you Marc!
This is by fat the best video you have produced, and so far they have been 10/10!!! I dont know how you do it. Please do more of these factory visits, i woukd love to see the machines used for the movements etc! Josh Sydney.
Mr. Mad don't u agree that Patek is the most sheek and perfect watch company on the market today, they just produce the best quality and sensational time pieces man could ever expect. Congrats as usual for the delightfull videos you present to us.
Fantastic video. I definitely appreciate my Patek a bit more seeing all the hand finishing work going into each watch. This is the best channel on RU-vid for high quality and in depth horological information. Keep up the great work.
What a video! That's incredible. Marc, I love this kind of video and, as others have said, no one else is doing this type of thing and getting the kind of access you are. It's brilliant.
thanks Marc. Another very interesting video. This is the great dilemma for us ordinary watch enthusiasts. The level of skill, craftsmanship, and real devotion shown by the people involved in creating a fine mechanical watch, is one of the reasons why we are so enthused by them. It is also one of the reasons they are so expensive.
I was very happy to visit a watch manufactory back in Glashutte. It was an experience that I will never forget. I wonder someone as a watch lover visiting Patek Philipe... better than that just owning a Nautilus Chronograph
the craftsmanship is beautiful. i wish i could spend a day there admiring the beauty and precision. it is a shame so much skill and talent is lost in mass production
Yes, great content here Marc, really enjoyed it. Did yu notice what kind of watch the Lady finishing bracelets was wearing? I did, and it wasn't Patek. :-)
@4:41 love the fashion combination - a blazer/suit jacket over a down jacket (or vest). @1:21 looks like she is using a bronze rod to polish the case hinge -- against a wedge of very used wood! Fascinating - there must be a pecking order of workers - from who assemble and finish bracelets to the movement people to the people of haute horlogerie @2:10 "WOOOF" !
Hey Marc! Sorry, just now watching this video🙁 3 years later😋 I was just curious if you knew why they polish in the dark? I make surgical instruments and we need all the light we can get when polishing👍😊 Thank you and hope you are well!!
Funny that somehow I hoped all of the watchmakers of Patek ware theyere own Pateks. Not shure why i thought this could happen at all. Great video as always
Please do this with Vacheron Constantin, and let's see how they finish their normal watches like the Overseas and such with the Geneva Seal, and not just their top end custom ones that we know are completely hand finished... I want to see how a Cal 5100 or 5200 is made, a watch that most of us can afford from the holy trinity brands.
Why she have to wear a Patek if the company doesnt require it? She isnt a senior staff -> Doesnt have a large amount of money to afford a PP. And just so you know, Ferrari never sell their car to their employees, except for their racers.
Love these kind of videos! TheWATCHES.tv is THE watch channel on RU-vid! Would love to see a video on how traditional movement finishes are done. For example how to to Geneva stripes. Kindest regards Matthias!
Thanks so much fot the video, again superb. Today I have two questions: 1) Do you know the name of the tool that appears at 1:16? (It is a kind of wooden stick) What is it made of ? Is it used fot polishing? 2) Are The plans at 3:56 in mm ? I see the sizes numbers but I think maybe they are quite big to be mm (this question is too hard, it doesn't matter if you don't know the answer). Thanks for sharing.
To answer your second question: The measurements are typically given in thousands of a millimeter. I think that's also the case for the plans, shown in the video.
Just love it when the answers come from the community, what a really cool one, thanks so much!!!! And regarding your first question, this is indeed wood used for polishing and they use different types depending on what needs to be done.
It is interesting how much effort they put it in everytime on every single watch. Then it becomes obvious it will cost you good. #Hardwork#Amazing Work. I wear Sonata watch, owned by TataMotors Group who also owns #Jaguar Motor. It is low cost but amazing.
I love all the craftsmanship videos. Brands should emphasize these things more instead of brand ambassador. I guess not all brands have this kind of craftsmanship 😏
TheWATCHES.tv yeh i know people who work there, shame the finishing on pateks is so aweful even the bloody germans do it better !its hard for us english not to be sarcastic. Love the videos
I wonder what the future will be like when these artisans retire? Considering the age of smartwatches and smartphones if the younger generation would want to take up this type of occupation? I guess only time will tell. Otherwise, a very good and interesting video.
This was indeed a big overview and simply put a great opportunity for us to see everything on a condensed schedule, had never visited the entire operation before, but we'll come back with detailed reports on various techniques of finishing, count on us. All the very best
